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Konrei ironaoshi no dzu

Woodblock Print
1754-1806 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

Portrait format print depicting a bride changing into her going-away dress. She is attended by two women, one of whom is standing, selecting clothing from a rail, whilst the other kneels next to the bridge, with more folded material in her hands. The print is one of a set of three, and is signed 'Utamaro hitsu.'


Object details

Categories
Prints
Gender and Sexuality
Marriage
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Konrei ironaoshi no dzu (assigned by artist)
  • The Bride's change into her going-away dress (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper
Paper
Block Printing
Brief description
"Konrei ironaoshi no dzu" (The Bride's change into her going-away dress), print by Utamaro, Japan, 1754-1806.
Physical description
Portrait format print depicting a bride changing into her going-away dress. She is attended by two women, one of whom is standing, selecting clothing from a rail, whilst the other kneels next to the bridge, with more folded material in her hands. The print is one of a set of three, and is signed 'Utamaro hitsu.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.625in
  • Width: 9.375in
The dimensions are taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Marks and inscriptions
Utamaro hitsu (Signed )
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection).
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.264-1934

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O422004/konrei-ironaoshi-no-dzu-woodblock-print-kitagawa-utamaro/
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